Daydream thread continues.....

Itismehonest

rhiwfield wrote: »

Itsme, hope you heal up soon to enjoy all the barbecue weather!

:rotfl: Thank you. I do like a man with a sense of humour.

I've just watched the biggest Devil's Coach Horse I've ever seen crawling up one of our terrace walls. It's well over 2" long. Girt big thing :eek: I thought it was a stag beetle until I got the binoculars out to take a closer look.

Rummer

Truly torrential rain here now :eek:

I had a potter round the garden yesterday and the garlic we bought seems to be thriving but the Jerusalem artichokes have not made an appearance.

It would be good to have another opinion on the layout of our veggie/ fruit growing space but I get the impression that professional gardeners would only specialise in ornamentals etc

None of our friends or family are interested in growing fruit or veg and I just want advice on layout but don't know who to ask?

lostinrates

Old girl struggling a bit this afternoon. Sigh. Weather fluctuations seem to hit her very hard.

Glorious morning during which I was stuck doing stuff inside but not at home and then as we got home and opened paint to paint the outside of the utility the rain started !

Just as well, the paint is the wrong colour, so its an undercoat at best. .

Edit: two dead rates in the feed room though. Hahahahahahaha. Silver linings are dead rat shaped. We have put little chalk rat shaped outlines on the floor out there.

Itismehonest

Rummer wrote: »

Truly torrential rain here now :eek:

I had a potter round the garden yesterday and the garlic we bought seems to be thriving but the Jerusalem artichokes have not made an appearance.

It would be good to have another opinion on the layout of our veggie/ fruit growing space but I get the impression that professional gardeners would only specialise in ornamentals etc

None of our friends or family are interested in growing fruit or veg and I just want advice on layout but don't know who to ask?

Do you have any RHS or similar set up near you, Rummer?
Alternatively, any experienced veg grower should be able to help. Are there local veg shows near you? If so, either there or through local gardening clubs would be a good place to ask.

lostinrates

Some of our local garden centres are pushing gyo heavily, with talks and things, Might your locals be worth checking out rummer?

Davesnave

Glorious sun all day here.....and continuing, for now at any rate.
Hope CTC is doing well at the show.

Finally got the steel cladding/roofing unloaded this morning, watered up and then went to a local plant sale I'd been told was "really good." Hmmm, I suppose the person meant "cheap," but there was nothing there we didn't have already, except for an epimedium that I was about 0.25 seconds too late in grabbing! :mad:

We decided to come home via the back lanes, but we ended up in a village I've had trouble with before, except it was worse today, because they'd closed one of the roads. Fifteen minutes later we were more or less back where we started.
Anyway, when we got home, DW carried on planting the edge of her new border and I went off to zap the docks and thistles in the lower field, but there weren't that many at all. After all the rain and the sheep churning the place up, I expected far worse in the way of weeds. While we can't get complacent, it does seem that the worst of the legacy is past now.

Speaking of inspiration, we can pop into RHS Rosemoor on the way to the shops to see how they do things with their fruit & veg. Trouble is, we usually come out saying, "Well, of course they have loads of staff and fantastic facilities, so it's no wonder their stuff is better....!" :rotfl:

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

Speaking of inspiration, we can pop into RHS Rosemoor on the way to the shops to see how they do things with their fruit & veg. Trouble is, we usually come out saying, "Well, of course they have loads of staff and fantastic facilities, so it's no wonder their stuff is better....!" :rotfl:

Blimey, where do you go shopping? :rotfl: That's one heck of a scenic route if it's to BarneyRubble.

We used to go fairly regularly to Rosemoor when we were members. Haven't been for years, though. Very poor show for the family of an RHS Honorary Life Member (He was on their Scientific Committee or some such waffle at the end of the 19thC.)

Just thought, Rummer. I've no idea where you are so just pulling ideas out of thin air but stately homes often have very knowledgeable & helpful gardening staff.

rhiwfield

Rummer wrote: »

Truly torrential rain here now :eek:

None of our friends or family are interested in growing fruit or veg and I just want advice on layout but don't know who to ask?

Rummer, if I can help at all, pls let me know. I tend to be pretty methodical in planning, starting with soil, terrain and aspect. Any garden needs to be manageable, I couldnt cope with an undivided allotment, the bed system has a big advantage in that it breaks down the work into manageable chunks and helps rotation planning. Permanent plantings can be very productive and need very little input.

But I dont pretend that the garden is pretty-pretty

Rummer

rhiwfield wrote: »

Rummer, if I can help at all, pls let me know. I tend to be pretty methodical in planning, starting with soil, terrain and aspect. Any garden needs to be manageable, I couldnt cope with an undivided allotment, the bed system has a big advantage in that it breaks down the work into manageable chunks and helps rotation planning. Permanent plantings can be very productive and need very little input.

But I dont pretend that the garden is pretty-pretty

I would really be grateful for your help!

ukmaggie45

rhiwfield wrote: »

But I dont pretend that the garden is pretty-pretty

It may not be pretty-pretty, but from your photos it is very attractive. :j

Productive gardens have their own "prettiness"! :T

Having just started chitting some beans we now are called away to DD1 who has probs. Tomorrow we'll be just chucking them in pots before we go, leaving outside, and hoping they survive. Nothing else planted or started. Guess it's the usual thing of "life happens". :cool: